In-House Counsel as Whistleblower: A Rat Without a Remedy?

• Posted by Law.com on August 22nd, 2008


• Filed in Guides, Tips and Practice Pointers

The legal profession has come a long way when it comes to in-house counsel blowing the whistle, says attorney C. Evan Stewart. Not only have we loosened our ethical obligations to clients, we have created the means by which we now can sue clients for discharge, using privileged communications against them. This, in Stewart’s view, is a slippery slide away from the ideals of zealous client representation, based upon the principle of clients’ absolute confidence in their attorneys’ duty of confidentiality.

In-House Counsel as Whistleblower: A Rat Without a Remedy?